10. Evaluate technology and electronic resources in the department, making recommendations as needed such as RFID technology to the SJCPL system.

In 1994, stuff like training staff on circulation modules wasn’t really included in descriptions — I’m sure it was done but training was more catch as catch can and “Hey, Trudy, can you spend 20 minutes training the new person before lunch on the catalog?”

Now we write jobs to reflect training duties, “keeping current” duties and define positions as playing a key role in technology planning. How many job descriptions have you all written that seem so DIFFERENT than just a few years ago!